Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (UBKV) Ph.D. Admission 2017

Updated On: SEP 16TH, 2016

Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (UBKV) is a public agricultural university located at Pundibari, West Bengal. The university was established in February 1, 2001 and is affiliated to UGC, AICTE and ICAR. The university has five faculties namely Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry which offer selected undergraduate and postgraduate courses. In addition to it, the university also offers one research programme i.e. Ph.D

The university offers Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in the following three disciplines:

Ph.D in Agriculture

Ph.D in Horticulture

Ph.D in Forestry

Only candidates with the relevant qualifying degree are eligible to apply for admission to PhD programme. Students will be admitted to the course based on merit list prepared through marks obtained in the university entrance test. Interested students can register through the online application process by filling and submitting the forms along with the required fee.

Mode of Application

Online & Offline Both

START DATE - END DATE

15th Jul, 2018 - 05th Aug, 2018

Important Dates

Ph.D. (Horticulture) , Ph.D. (Agriculture) & Ph.D. (Forestry)

STATUS

EVENT

DATE

Last date of submission of application form

05th Jul, 2018

Starting date of submission of application form through online

15th Jul, 2018

Eligibility

Ph.D. (Agriculture)

Candidates must possess master’s degree in agriculture with at least 7.00 OGPA (for general candidates) and 6.5 OGPA (for SC/ST category candidates) from this university or any other recognized university.

The minimum age of the candidate must be 23 years as on January 1, 2016.

Eligibility For International Candidates:

Candidate must possess bachelor’s degree in agriculture from foreign university under 10+2+4 or 10+1+4 or 11+4 pattern and should have experience of dissertation in university for at least one year.

Ph.D. (Horticulture)

Candidates must possess master’s degree in horticulture with at least 7.00 OGPA (for general candidates) and 6.5 OGPA (for SC/ST category candidates) from this university or any other recognized university.

The minimum age of the candidate must be 23 years as on January 1, 2016.

Eligibility For International Candidates:

Candidate must possess bachelor’s degree in horticulture from foreign university under 10+2+4 or 10+1+4 or 11+4 pattern and must have experience of dissertation in university for at least one year.

Ph.D. (Forestry)

Candidates must possess master’s degree in forestry with at least 7.00 OGPA (for general candidates) and 6.5 OGPA (for SC/ST category candidates) from this university or any other recognized university.

The minimum age of the candidate must be 23 years as on January 1, 2016.

Eligibility For International Candidates:

Candidate must possess bachelor’s degree in forestry from foreign university under 10+2+4 or 10+1+4 or 11+4 pattern and should have experience of dissertation in university for at least one year.

How To Apply

Ph.D. (Horticulture) , Ph.D. (Agriculture) & Ph.D. (Forestry)

Candidates can register themselves for admission to PhD programme by filling and submitting the online application form only through the official university website. Forms will not be issued from the university counter.

The envelope containing duly filled-in application form which must be sent to the university should be superscribed as “Application form for admission to Ph.D programme under in service/Project fellow category”.

Completed applications, in all respects, along with the necessary enclosures should reach the following address:

Deputy Registrar

Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya (UBKV)

P.O. – Pundibari, Dist. – Cooch Behar

State – West Bengal, Pin – 736165

Enclosures:

A declaration from the collaborating institute stating that this University will have no financial involvement for such Collaborative Research work.

A declaration stating that the student shall stay a minimum of semesters starting from his / her date of registration in this University.

A certificate to be submitted by the competent authority of Collaborative Institute specifying that the research work has been conducted in the Institute

The proposal of name of Co-Chairman of the collaborating institute and Chairman of this University to be forwarded.

Information regarding the plan of research work proposed to be conducted in the collaborating institute along with the time schedule and duration that may require for the work to be completed.

Admission Process

Ph.D. (Horticulture) , Ph.D. (Agriculture) & Ph.D. (Forestry)

Selection of the candidates to the PhD programme is done on the basis of their performance in the entrance test, conducted by the university.